Hanger rail



F.A. BREWER May 16, 1933.

HANGER RAIL Filed Feb. 6, 1931 VENTO/i' i Q, @m

A T a'mns Patented May 16, 1933 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FRANCIS A.BREWER, OF

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HAROLD E. SIMCO'E, SYRACUSE,NEWYO BK HANGER nan.

Application filed February 6, 1931.

support capable of receiving the same.

The main object is to provide a simple and comparatively inexpensiveone-piece ra1l o wire or equivalent material which may be sold at acomparatively low cost to the purchaser and is capable of a wide varietyof uses either by temporary or permanent installation upon pieces offurniture for receiving towels and other articles which may be desiredto dry before a radiator or other heatin apparatus.

Or t e same-device may be used on the backs of motor vehicle seats forreceiving blankets, coats and other wearing apparel.

Other objects and uses relating to specific parts of the device will bebrought outin the following description.

In the drawing Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hanger rail shownas temporarily mountedupon the upper edge of a cabinet drawer or otherpiece of furniture.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same device permanently secured toan upright wall or similar vertical support.

Figure 3 is an end view in the position shown in Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an end view of the same device in the position shown inFigure 2.

Figure 5 is an end view of the same device operatively but temporarilymounted upon the edge of a table or other horizontal suport. P Asillustrated, this hanger rail ismade. of a single piece of wireconsisting of a relatively long portion l-, ofit'set portions -2--extending in the same direction and in parallelism from the ends of themain section of rail -1-, and additional relatively short portions 3-extending toward each other from the inner ends of the offset portions--2 substantially parallel with the main rail -1 but terminating attheir inner ends in loops -4.- which are arranged in they extend in fpreviously stated, in parallel planes.

.planes of the arms the verse planes of the correspondin of the samedevice Serial No. 513,842.

These loops are also arranged in longitudinally spaced relation at theinner or rear sides ofhe portions -3- from which the same direction and,as

I The arms --2 are offset at substantially right angles to the main rail1+ a relatively short distance as compared with the length of the mainrail, while the offset arms 3- are disposed at substantially rightangles to the arms -3- and parallel with the main rail 1- in spacedrelation thereto.

The outer arms of the loops -4,- are disposed at substantially rightangles to the arms -3- and also at right angles to the 2-, the rear armsof loops -4-- being disposed in the transfront arms at the rear thereof,as shown in igures 1 to 4 inclusive, or at the upper sides thereof, asshown in Figure 5.

The rear or upper arms as 4' of the loops -4 are somewhat longer thantheir opposite arms and terminate in outturned e es -5- which aredisposed in substantlally the same plane parallel with the main rail -1-for receiving screws -6 by which the, device may be ermanently attachedto a wall, as shown in igures 2 and 4.

On the other hand, when the device is to be applied to the upper orouter edge of a cabinet drawer -A-' or table B-, the eyes 5'-- will liefiatwise against the adjacent surface of the support to assist instabilizing the device against undue vibratory movement on the support.

.The opposite arms of the loops --4-- are bendable toward and from eachother to compensate for the various thicknesses of obj ects to which thedevice may be temporarily attached.

It will be observed upon reference to Figures 1 and 3, that when thedevice is to be used as a temporary support for towels, garments andother articles, the loops -4:- will be placed over and upon the upperedge of a vertical support so that the rail will be sus pended in ahorizontal plane some distance below the closed ends of the loops,thereby allowing both arms of the loops to engage the inner and outerfaces of the vertical support.

On the other hand, when the device is to be used as a temporary supportupon the edge of a table, as shown in Figure 5, the

opposite walls of the loops will be engaged with the upper and lowerfaces of the table,

thereby allowing the rail to hang downwardly from the underside of thetable.

If it is desired to permanently attach the device to the wall or otherupright support, the upper ends of the loops having the eyes 5-, will besecured to the wall by the screws 6- so that the remaining portions ofthe rear arms of the loops may rest against the front face of the wallto assist in supporting the device against rearward rocking movement.

Under these conditions, the rail -1 will be supported some distanceabove the closed ends of the loops, as shown in Figures 2 and 4:.

In Figures 3, 4 and 5, I have shown fabric articles C hung upon the rail1, said articles being indicated by dotted lines.

\Vhat I claim is A hanger of the character described consisting of asingle piece of wire having a relatively long and straight centralportion, parallel offset portions projecting in the same direction equaldistances from the opposite end of the straight central portion, additional relatively short portions projecting equal distances from therear ends of the olfset portions toward each other and parallel with therelatively long straight portion, and U-shaped portions extending in thesame direction from the inner ends of said additional relatively shortportions and disposed in parallel planes at right angles to therelatively long straight portion, said U-shaped portions havingcorresponding arms terminating in circular eyes which are curved inplanes at right angles to the plane of the U-shaped portions.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 26th day of January1931.

FRANCIS A. BREWER.

